- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Sandbag Blitz!
ORGANIZATION: The Trustees, West Region
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Sandbag Blitz!
Bring your best friend, bring your neighbors, bring your church family and plan on a super workout! Naumkeag Historic House and Gardens needs help protecting itself from water erosion. Staff and volunteers will be filling 1,500 sandbags! These sandbags will be placed as a temporarly solution to prevent erosion along a forest ravine. Must be able to comfortably bend and lift shovels full of sand for several hours.
Family passes to Naumkeag available.
First opportunity is 9/20 from noon until 5pm.Come for atleast two hours between noon and 5pm. Contact us to schedule your time.
Additional days will be coordidated between 9/20 and 10/1.
More opportunities with The Trustees, West Region
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About The Trustees, West Region
Location:
1 Sargent Street, Stockbridge, MA 01262, US
Mission Statement
"The Trustees preserve for public use and enjoyment, properties of exceptional scenic, historic, and ecological value in Massachusetts." West region offices in Holyoke, Leominster, Stockbridge & Windsor. 44 locations across Central and Western MA, 113+ across the state of MA.
Description
Who We Are
We are more than 100,000 people like you who love the outdoors, who love the distinctive charms of New England, and who believe in celebrating and protecting them, for everyone, forever.
Together with our neighbors, we protect the distinct character of our communities and inspire a commitment to our special places. Our passion is to share with everyone the irreplaceable natural and cultural treasures we care for.
What We Do
We enjoy and care for more than 100 special places - nearly 25,000 acres - all around Massachusetts. And we are actively building an extended family of friends and neighbors across the state that can help in their different ways.
We have offices in Leominster, Beverly, Sharon, Vineyard Haven, Holyoke, Stockbridge, Boston, Ipswich and Westport.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
The Trustees- Naumkeag5 Prospect Hill RdStockbridge, MA 01262
DATE POSTED
September 8, 2016
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 15
- 2 to 5 hours; water and light snacks provided
- clothing for weather and outdoors; bring gloves if you have them; bring a refillable water bottle